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Item The Contribution of Tvet towards Entrepreneurship Among Selam Tvet College Entrepreneur Graduates in Addis Ababa(Addis Ababa University, 2010-06) Engdawork, Etaferahu; Adugna, Getachew (PhD)The main purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of TVET Training towards entrepreneurship (Self- employment) form the prospective entrepreneur TVET graduates of Selam TVET as a particular case. To this end, an attempt was made to look into the status of entrepreneur graduates in particular reference with this entrepreneurship; the major challenges the entrepreneur graduates confronted, the situation (success or failure) of entrepreneur graduates, the hope of TVET griiduates regarding entrepreneurship. Qualitative case study research method was employed to assess the contribution of TVET training towards entrepreneurship. The participants of the study were entrepreneur graduates of Selam TVET college, Dean, Vice Dean, entrepreneurship course instructor, two counselors and one TVET expert. Accordingly, the respondent sampling was carried out through purposive and available sampling techniques. Information is obtained using interviews, observations and document reviewing. The data collected analyzed using narrative description and interpretation. The result showed that the contribution of TVET towards entrepreneurship was remarkable. The finding of the investigation indicated the entrepreneur graduates got quality training on basic entrepreneurship skill, except one the rest of entrepreneur graduates of Selam TVET college have good economic status, confronting challenge like insufficient working capital, inconvenient working site, lack of customer. There was a linkage between the training and labor market skills; Apprenticeship training helped graduates to become successful. Entrepreneur graduates missed vocational guidance service; there are wide prospects of TVET graduates to enter towards entrepreneurship.